New course records were set in the men’s and women’s categories by Kenya’s Edwin Soi and Winrose Chepkorir.
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Fans of the Hong Kong Sevens are making up for lost time. The 2023 tournament is back just four months after the 2022 competition.
International and university events, suspended since 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, make their comeback at the SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races in June.
Sports bureau chief Pun Weng Kun tells local media that officials are ‘all very optimistic’ that F3 will be back for the first time since 2019.
‘It was a surprise’ says Lawrence Chan after taking part in a schools meet and breaking a long-standing athletics record.
After being cancelled last year due to Covid-19, the race is back on 19 March with 7,000 places available for the 10 km competition and 3,000 for the 5 km run.
After a one-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Sports Carnival is back. The deadline to sign up for event is 8 March.
Top athletes from Kenya and mainland China expected to take part; 10,000 spots available in main race and 5-km Fun Run.
Volunteers must have been born in 2007 or before and will either assist at sports events or act as city guides; online and offline training courses to be provided.